CROP-SPECIFIC AUTOMATED IRRIGATION AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT

摘要

Crop-specific automated irrigation include environmental medium and management of nutrients. Operation of an irrigation apparatus can be regulated according to specific water demand of a crop. The water demand can be assessed by evaluating water content conditions of the environmental medium comprising the crop, medium characteristics, and/or nutrient delivery and transport characteristics at the medium. Regulation of operation of the irrigation apparatus can comprise control of one or more of water supply to the apparatus, positioning and/or movement of the irrigation apparatus, or configuration of sensing devices for collection of information suitable for such regulation.

主权项

1. A method for field irrigation, comprising:
accessing information indicative of a plurality of soil types in a field, wherein each soil type of the plurality soil types has an associated irrigation requirement; generating information indicative of a partitioning of the field into a plurality of zones wherein at least one zone is associated with one or more of the plurality of soil types; and determining an irrigation factor for each zone of the plurality of zones based at least on the associated irrigation requirement associated with each of the plurality of soil types.